Brenda discusses her battle with addiction, mentioning her early struggles with OCD. She goes through the ups and downs, leading up to the crucial point when she hit rock bottom and encountered a career-ending event.

Brenda’s story: Part 1

Hello and welcome to Left on Read. A weekly podcast brought to you by Instagram sensation Julie Haynes aka Twins N’ Me and TV producer Brenda Dennehy also known as Brenda’s Bits.

While Julie manages the single mom life in Cork, Brenda has crossed the Irish sea for a career in television in London. Never afraid to laugh at themselves, the hopeless romantics share their disaster dates and dilemmas after being left on read more times than they'd want to admit! While Julie has been the victim of several catfishes, Brenda once faced the humiliation of being ghosted by her very own boyfriend..of three years!

Both Cork natives, the girls will be bringing you all the best banter and topical conversation that everyone is talking about .

Comedy

In this episode, we had a fascinating conversation with an anonymous guest who goes by the name ‘Ask Josie’. Burned by her own online dating experiences, she started a Facebook group 2 years ago aimed at helping other women and warning them about men online. But what started as an exposure group has grown into so much more. Josie talked to us about cat-fishing, the trauma of ghosting and romance fraud. Plus Brenda and Julie share their own online experiences too of course!  
 Bye for now and stay safe out there. Dating online is no joke.  
 Read about some online dating safety advice here. 
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Interview with a Dating Disaster Hunter

Make sure you get your ticket for our live show on 6th September as part of the Cork Podcast Festival  - they’re selling out fast! In this episode Julie and Brenda catch up on their week in dating stories - Brenda’s fella of the moment is currently in Beirut and Julie talks trust issues. And do we see a Left On Read Tour de Lourdes in our future?! Listen and find out... ENJOY! Make sure you follow Julie, Brenda and the pod for all the latest news and updates.

Julie's Nipples & Brenda Downing Holy Water

GREAT NEWS! Tickets for our live show as part of the Cork Podcast Festival in September are on sale now. Click here to get yours - we can't wait to see you!   SHOW NOTES: Julie is back over London (no toes lost this time) and Brenda takes her to London’s hottest tourist attraction - the Hawley Arms - a.k.a the pub from Baby Reindeer! Brenda tells us about her recent matches on Tinder plus following on from her Bike Row Ski success, Julie reveals if she’ll be training the Carrigaline Under 8s soon. Only one way to find out…                                                          Follow Brenda here, Julie here and the podcast here.

Baby Reindeer, Brenda’s Tinder Match & Your Stalking Stories

GREAT NEWS! Tickets for our live show as part of the Cork Podcast Festival in September go on sale today. Click here to get yours - we can't wait to see you!  In this episode, Julie talks her ongoing journey as an athlete, Brenda shares how she's been coping the last few weeks plus they both reflect on their interview with Leo Varadkar. The pair also talk about Julie kissing statues toes and Brenda being mad for a good mass in her youth. You never know what you'll get with an episode of LOR!   Thanks you so much for listening.  Follow Brenda here, Julie here and the podcast here.

Running from Grief, Julie Kissing Statues & Brenda Mad for Mass

We didn’t have meeting the former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on our list of things to do in 2024 but somehow, we did it. During our conversation Leo talked to us about everything from encouraging more women into politics, meeting Donald Trump and the advice he’d give to his younger self.

Thanks so much for listening.

Brenda’s story: Part 1

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